The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-15
ESCAPE THREATENING DANGER.

i'm Sedalia, and the number that had
resolved on a change of life, as | went
up to the Springs. While there and
tramping around on the hot rocks in
the canon, watching the water boil
through the rocks at my feet and
seeing the the steam and hot air ris-
ing up, as though escaping from
threatening danger. l thought if The
Major could see his congregation view
ing this scene and have them place
their hands on the browl granite that
was holding in check the threatening
element within. and realize from the
heat how near it was through if they
did not arrive at more serious con-
clusion, they would certainly think
the Majors mission of warning had
not come too soon.
They have street railroads here and
a motr road running from here to
Cotton, three miles distant, and are
going TO extend it to Riverside,
two miles from here and to the
mountain hotel seven miles. So with
electric and gas light, they feel as if
they were not i'm darkness and without
the usual comforts of city travel.
They have one railroad here and the
grade stakes sre being set for apO;her
that will be built through this spring
making it an important railroad cen
Ter with the shops located here. There
are many places near here you will
hear spoken of by the papers, espec-
tally real estate journals under
the name of Read Lands, Cotton
and Riverside, they are all near this
in plain view and may be considered
suburban. They are. however. dis
tinct within themselves by reason of
their having an organize iOn Deces
sary for their water supply fer irrigA-
ton. which is necessary 10 grow
oranges and raisins which they do to
perfection. | think Riverside is lit
lie vain over her success in fire.; grow
ing and ornamenting her grounds.
| think it is her right to be so
and | think any one who
will drive through magnolia avenues,
as they can for niue miles and zee the
most beautiful and ornamental high
way on the continent, they are lost in
amazement at the magnificent sur
roundings. A double driveway d.
vided bv
ROW OF PEPPER TREES
with their green foliage and crimson
ell with its red hot fruit, and on either
side of he driveways are large palm
trees with their graceful hanging
leaves, with an occasional magnolia,
blue gum and mOutain cy press, nicely
trimmed, intersected to break the
monotony and between the trees are
beds of verbenas and other ever
blooming plants, here in a healthy
condition. The rsadways are in fine
driving condition and The walks be-
tween the street, trees and enclosures
are level and free from any unsightiy
plant. The only fence they have in
front is evergreen hedge. 1t is made of
mountain cypress which resembles our
led cedar, only it does not die out
IN the center when closely
trimmed and has peculiar
tint, like the new growth of our
red cedar in early spring. These fences
are usually two aud a-haIf feet high
and trimmed 10 every conceivable
style, the most common is square on
the sides and fiat on top and two fee;
wide, with portion at regular dis
tances running up and Ornamentally
trimmed, representing posts and at
the opening for entrance, the ever
green is trimmed in square columns
with a turned top, or arched
over with the same nicely trimmed.
The dwellings are set back some dis
tarce and are usually large and Orna.
mentally built and surrounded nv
large well kept grounds, Ornamented
with the most graceful growing trop-
ical plants ant abound in roses and
other Towering plants AM shrubs,
bordering the nicely Kept walks
Though the grounds Back of these
are forests of orange trees hanging
full of their golden fruit, contrasting
with their rich glossy leaves. The
whole gives you but a slight idea of
the appearance this avenue
presents. When you consider this
is not an isolated case, but is con-
tinued for nine miles without any
change other than in taste in arrange
ment to meet the fancy of the owners.
People can work here go days in the
year and have time to give 10 leisure
aud pleasure, and they usually make
good use of the time in the summer
l. Il.